byname
/ˈbaɪˌneɪm/noun
byname is spelled B-Y-N-A-M-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, byname means “Synonym of epithet, a descriptive and distinguishing additional name” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of byname is bynames.
How many letters and syllables are in byname?
| Letters | 6: B-Y-N-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is byname?
Byname appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce byname?
- US /ˈbaɪˌneɪm/
Byname has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of byname
- bynames plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- by-name
- bye-name
- bynaming participle, present
- bynamed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does byname mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of epithet, a descriptive and distinguishing additional name.
- 2
A formal epithet for a god or goddess, used in rituals in Heathenry.
- 3
ScotlandUKSynonym of pseudonym, a second name used to disguise authorship etc.
- 4
archaicSynonym of nickname, an informal personal name.
- 5
archaicSynonym of surname, a hereditary distinguishing additional name.
- 6
archaicSynonym of cognomen, a personal or hereditary additional name in ancient Roman contexts.
verb
- 1
archaicTo assign a byname to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does byname come from?
From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).